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What the OurCVEs sensor does — and never does.

Installing anything on a production server deserves real scrutiny — especially when it talks to a company you just met. So here is the whole truth about our sensor, in plain language, before you paste a single install command.

The sensor is a small program that runs on the hosts you choose. Its only job is to enumerate the packages your operating system already knows are installed — the same data you would get from running dpkg, rpm, or your language's package manager — and report that inventory back to OurCVEs over HTTPS.

Once we have that inventory, we cross-reference it against the published CVE feeds and tell you when something you actually run is affected. That is the entire job.

What it does
  • Reads the package databases your OS already maintains.
  • Sends a list of package names and versions to OurCVEs over outbound HTTPS.
  • Notes whether a reboot is pending and whether unattended upgrades are enabled.
  • Re-checks on a schedule so we notice when you upgrade or patch.
What it never does
  • It does not contain an LLM and it does not "do" anything autonomously.
  • It does not execute code we send it. There is no remote-command channel.
  • It does not read your application source, environment variables, secrets, or user data.
  • It does not open any inbound ports. Communication is outbound HTTPS only.
Verify it yourself
Read every payload

Every host has a "last report" view in your dashboard. The exact inventory we received is right there for you to inspect — nothing is hidden behind the curtain.

Outbound-only, by design

There is no port to expose and no inbound connection to firewall. The sensor reaches out to us; nothing reaches in to it.

Uninstall in one line

The same one-liner that installs the sensor removes it. Changed your mind? You're never locked in.